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JANUARY 11, 2017

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office has published a report, titled Biofuels and Bioproducts from Wet and Gaseous Waste Streams: Challenges and Opportunities. These feedstocks can be converted into renewable natural gas, diesel, and aviation fuels, or into valuable bioproducts. quadrillion Btu.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

announced an increased demand for renewable natural gas (RNG) from the refuse sector, particularly in California, where refuse trucks can be fueled by the very solid waste they haul. It is derived from capturing biogenic methane that is naturally sourced by the decomposition of dairy and landfill waste. Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

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JUNE 28, 2021

The EU-funded research project HyFlexFuel recently successfully produced biocrudes via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) from a variety of biomasses, including sewage sludge, food waste, manure, wheat straw, corn stover, pine sawdust, miscanthus and microalgae in a pilot-scale continuous HTL plant at Aarhus University (Denmark).

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Oberon’s rDME fuel is a cost-effective, low-carbon, zero-soot alternative to petroleum diesel. Traditional clean-burning propane can offer immediate opportunities to reduce carbon emissions in the transportation sector compared to gasoline and ultra-low sulfur diesel. Earlier post.).

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MAY 14, 2013

The objective of the project is to develop new catalytic processes for the conversion of waste into drop-in biofuels fully interchangeable with hydrocarbon fuels, such as conventional gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. million to this project via Natural Resources Canada. Enerkem Inc.,

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OCTOBER 8, 2017

Researchers at Washington State University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have devised a method of converting a waste product generated by the conversion of algae into bio-crude into a usable and valuable commodity. The second converts that bio-oil into biofuel, which can replace gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

PM emissions from current vehicles in Beijing could be reduced by approximately 19% by simply blending 20% synthetic diesel with currently available diesel, according to a new study by Tsinghua University, the Desert Research Institute in Nevada and Greyrock Energy, a developer of gas-to-liquids technology.

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JUNE 5, 2023

Which are the alternative fuels for cars that could replace gasoline in vehicle? Utilizing biodiesel as a fuel option promotes sustainability and reduces dependence on finite fossil fuel resources. Diesel engines can use biodiesel alone or blended with petroleum fuels. #2 You can guess it easily. The answer is petroleum fuels.

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MARCH 27, 2019

The LCFS program is administered by the California Air Resources Board and seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels by 20% through 2030. Natural gas costs significantly less than gasoline or diesel per GGE. per gallon in February, whereas the average cost of gasoline in California was $3.24

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MAY 28, 2021

Now, researchers in the US and China report achieving the distillation of pilot-scale HTL biocrude derived from food processing waste. 1) values of gasoline, diesel, and Jet A fuels, respectively. Distillation cold prove to be a cost-efficient physical technique for biocrude upgrading or even co-processing in a refinery.

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JULY 20, 2020

A Korean research team has developed a technology that can be used to mass-produce aviation-grade fuels from wood wastes. Large volumes of lignin are generated as waste in the pulping processes that are used to produce paper. Lignin constitutes 20 to 40 percent of lignocellulose. Jeong-Myeong Ha. 2020.112728.

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JULY 5, 2012

g CO 2 e/MJ, compared to gasoline and diesel carbon intensities of 95.86 The feedstock for this pathway is 40% food waste and 60% green waste. The annual organic waste throughput of the HSAD process must be equal to or greater than 30,000 tons. The HSAD fuel carbon intensity is -15.29

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AUGUST 20, 2009

Waste feedstocks are defined in the enabling legislation specifically as “ previously used or discarded solid, liquid or contained gaseous material with heating value resulting from industrial, commercial or household food service activities that would otherwise be stored, treated, transferred or disposed. The Clean Energy Biofuels Act.

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MARCH 13, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) staff has released for public comment four new Tier 2 renewable diesel (RD) pathways using soy oil, used cooking oil, tallow, and corn oil at the Diamond Green facility in St. For 2017, the average carbon intensity required for diesel is 98.44

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MARCH 7, 2018

The California Air Resource Board (CARB) is awarding $7 million to CALSTART to develop a Class 8 truck that will achieve a 90% reduction in NO x along with a 15-20% fuel efficiency improvement. This program will demonstrate the first diesel engine to comply with the state standard. California’s ultra-low NO x emissions standard is 0.02

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MAY 6, 2021

Co-Optima researchers are focused on identifying and understanding fuel components known as blendstocks, which can be produced from a wide spectrum of common domestic resources. LanzaTech and Pacifc Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are demonstrating the production of a gasoline-range fuel with advanced fuel properties.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) are developing a small-scale demonstration reactor that will process 40 tons of wood waste per year from the university into replacements for diesel fuel and gasoline. This will be offered at the university pump in a 10:90 mixture with gasoline. all of which are ?ve-

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JUNE 18, 2014

Following treatment, spent lubricating oil can be reused as a feedstock for producing gasoline and diesel fuel. With the continuing depletion of natural resources and the world''s increasing demand for energy, we need to find new raw materials and use our existing resources more efficiently and more wisely.

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OCTOBER 22, 2016

A new analysis from Argonne National Laboratory, funded by the US Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), shows the potential of an algae fractionation process to produce renewable diesel fuel with 63%–68% lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than conventional diesel. —Pegallapati and Frank (2016).

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Audi testing of synthetic ethanol (Audi e-ethanol = Joule Sunflow-E) and synthetic diesel (Audi e-diesel = Joule Sunflow-D), produced in partnership with Joule ( earlier post ) in a pressure chamber and optical research engine has shown that the Audi e-fuels often perform better than their conventional counterparts. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 12, 2010

Fuel economy was similar between the gHEVs and diesel vehicles, except for the highest kinetic intensity drive cycle where the hybrid exhibited ~20% higher fuel economy. FedEx has deployed 20 gasoline hybrid electric vehicles (gHEVs) on parcel delivery routes in the Sacramento and Los Angeles areas. Vehicle information gHEV Diesel.

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MAY 22, 2020

Designed to work with a car’s existing fuel, the onboard separation technology is the first to use chemistry—not a physical membrane—to separate ethanol-blended gasoline into high- and low-octane fuel components. Aromatics are gasoline components derived from crude oil. —Tim Bays. Heldebrant, John C. Linehan, and J.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CERT) at the Bourns College of Engineering have received two grants to further explore a steam hydrogasification process they developed to convert waste into fuels. diesel, gasoline, jet) at low cost. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 22, 2015

Neste, currently largest producer of renewable drop-in fuels (primarily diesel) with its NEXBTL platform ( earlier post ), has filed a patent ( US20150144087 ) on a gasoline composition (and the method for making it) comprising up to 20 vol% (preferably from about 10-15 vol.%), of paraffinic bio-hydrocarbons originating from the NEXBTL process.

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MAY 13, 2019

Clean Energy’s Zero Now program makes the cost of leasing or purchasing a new natural gas heavy-duty truck equal to the price or even lower than that of the same truck equipped with a diesel engine. Redeem enables at least 70% reduction in carbon emissions when displacing diesel or gasoline, according to CARB estimates.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Researchers in China have developed a new route to the production of renewable diesel and jet fuel-range branched alkanes by combining the hydroxyalkylation/alkylation (HAA) of 2-methylfuran (MF)—a biomass-derived platform compound—with angelica lactone—another biomass-derived compound—and subsequent hydrodeoxygenation.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

In addition, around half the vehicles that will be on the road in 2030 have already been sold—most with gasoline or diesel engines. to make synthetic gasoline, diesel, gas, or kerosene. needed to produce this fuel from the surrounding air, turning a greenhouse gas into a resource. Then add carbon.

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APRIL 16, 2014

While any project that meets the eligibility requirements is eligible to apply, the Department has identified five key technology areas of interest: advanced grid integration and storage; drop-in biofuels; waste-to-energy; enhancement of existing facilities; and efficiency improvements. Waste-to-Energy. Drop-in Biofuels.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

There are worldwide initiatives underway to reduce the amount of flared and vented gases which waste valuable natural resources and contribute to CO 2 emissions. The company’s plant will convert natural gas to SynCrude, with components of diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel.

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MAY 10, 2024

Lignocellulosic biomass, a renewable and abundant resource, holds great promise for sustainable production of valuable chemicals and fuels, currently derived mainly from oil. The term ‘biofuels’ encompasses solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels primarily derived from biomass, including animal and plant wastes and residues.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

North America’s largest provider of natural gas for transportation, is commercially offering a biomethane vehicle fuel— Redeem —made from waste streams such as landfills, large dairies and sewage plants directly to fleets around the country and at 35 public Clean Energy stations throughout California. g CO 2 e/MJ for diesel.

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MAY 1, 2013

Roughly 78% of net LCFS credits were generated from ethanol; 12% from fossil and bio-based LNG or CNG; and 9% from biodiesel/renewable diesel. Biofuels using waste as a feedstock (for biodiesel and ethanol) comprised less than 1% of biofuel volumes but 10% of biofuel credits due to their low CI. gCO 2 e/MJ and 59.6 gCO 2 e/MJ and 59.6

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

An EU-funded research project is seeking to develop new technologies that will enable the sustainable production of diesel miscible biofuels (DMB) from cellulosic biomass wastes in Europe and Latin America. Ethyl levulinate (EL) is a novel diesel miscible biofuel (DMB) produced by esterifying ethanol with levulinic acid.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Highly turbocharged alcohol-fueled direct-injection spark-ignition (DISI) engines operated at a high compression ratio could be as or more efficient than diesel engines while also providing advantages of lower vehicle cost, lower emissions and higher power, according to a recent modeling study by Leslie Bromberg and Daniel Cohn at MIT.

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JUNE 10, 2012

Researchers in Spain have obtained high-quality transportation fuels (gasoline with RON >80 and diesel with cetane number >70) from oil obtained by the thermal cracking of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) using a bifunctional catalyst comprising Ni (7 wt %) deposited on a hierarchical Beta zeolite (Ni/h-Beta). —Escola et al.

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MARCH 27, 2014

Broadly, the study found that ongoing developments in gasoline / diesel engine and vehicle technologies will continue to contribute to the reduction of energy use and GHG emissions. The hybridization option investigated brings an additional energy and GHG reduction of about 30% for gasoline and 20% for diesel hybrid vehicles.

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AUGUST 21, 2012

The process uses as its feedstock virtually any kind of nonfood biomass material—including wood, cornstalks and cobs, algae, aquatic plants and municipal solid waste—and produces gasoline, jet fuel or diesel fuel. IH 2 technology has the capability to produce gasoline at a cost of less than $2.00 Marker, T.

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